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Isao Takahata
Born · October 29, 1935
Died · April 5, 2018 (82 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: Ujiyamada [now Ise], Mie, Japan
Bio
Isao Takahata (October 29, 1935 - April 5, 2018), co-founder of Studio Ghibli, was one of the most famous directors of Japanese animated films. Unlike most anime directors, he did not draw and never worked as an animator before becoming a director. For the first two decades of his career from the 1960s to the 1980s, Takahata worked primarily as director for anime television. In 1985 he and his long-time collaborative partner Hayao Miyazaki formed Studio Ghibli with Toshio Suzuki and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. From that point, his career transitioned into producing, directing, and writing films for Studio Ghibli. He is known for his five feature length anime films released under Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Only Yesterday (1991), Pom Poko (1994), My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013).
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Self
8.3
2024
2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli
Self
0.0
2023
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
Self · (4 episodes)
7.9
2019
NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2018
Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka
Himself
0.0
2015
Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Self
7.0
2014
Ghibli Landscapes - Visit 'Japan' as Depicted by Isao Takahata
Self
0.0
2014
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Self
7.5
2013
Ghibli Landscapes - A Journey to Encounter Directors Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point
Self
0.0
2011
Japanese Cinema: New Territories
Self
0.0
2011
Ghibli's Bookshelf
Self
0.0
2010
A Ghibli Artisan - Kazuo Oga Exhibition - The One Who Drew Totoro's Forest
Self
6.0
2007
Yasuo Ōtsuka's Joy in Motion
Self
0.0
2004
The Secrets of My Neighbors the Yamadas
0.0
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
8.0
2005
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
Self - Interviewee
6.6
2005
Kulturplatz
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2004
Paul Grimault, image par image
Himself
7.0
2003
The Birth of Studio Ghibli
0.0
2003
The Cat Returns - Making of
Self
0.0
2002
The World, The Journey Of My Heart - Traveler: Animation Film Director Isao Takahata
Himself
7.0
1999
How Ghibli Was Born
Himself
6.0
1998
The Making of Only Yesterday
Self
10.0
1991
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals
Himself
7.8
1987